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JIUQUAN, Gansu, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched a remote-sensing satellite "Yaogan XI" and other two micro satellite Wednesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province.
The satellite was sent into space aboard a Long March 2-D carrier rocket at 10:42 a.m. (Beijing Time), according to the center.
The satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiment, carry out surveys on land resources, estimate crops yield and help with natural disaster-reduction and prevention endeavor.
It is the 130th launch for Long March,and 9th lauch in 2010~
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010...-weixing-1-press-forward-station-lunar-goals/
The satellite was sent into space aboard a Long March 2-D carrier rocket at 10:42 a.m. (Beijing Time), according to the center.
The satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiment, carry out surveys on land resources, estimate crops yield and help with natural disaster-reduction and prevention endeavor.
It is the 130th launch for Long March,and 9th lauch in 2010~
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010...-weixing-1-press-forward-station-lunar-goals/
